OK, let's work through this together. We're starting with 496 and we're going to multiply it by 294, which means we add 496 to itself 294 times.
Step 1: 0 + 496 = 496
Step 2: 496 + 496 = 992
Step 3: 992 + 496 = 1488
Step 4: 1488 + 496 = 1984
Step 5: 1984 + 496 = 2480
Step 6: 2480 + 496 = 2976
Step 7: 2976 + 496 = 3472
Step 8: 3472 + 496 = 3968
Step 9: 3968 + 496 = 4464
Step 10: 4464 + 496 = 4960
Step 11: 4960 + 496 = 5456
Step 12: 5456 + 496 = 5952
Step 13: 5952 + 496 = 6448
Step 14: 6448 + 496 = 6944
Step 15: 6944 + 496 = 7440
Step 16: 7440 + 496 = 7936
Step 17: 7936 + 496 = 8432
Step 18: 8432 + 496 = 8928
Step 19: 8928 + 496 = 9424
Step 20: 9424 + 496 = 9920
Step 21: 9920 + 496 = 10416
Step 22: 10416 + 496 = 10912
Step 23: 10912 + 496 = 11408
Step 24: 11408 + 496 = 11904
Step 25: 11904 + 496 = 12400
Step 26: 12400 + 496 = 12896
Step 27: 12896 + 496 = 13392
Step 28: 13392 + 496 = 13888
Step 29: 13888 + 496 = 14384
Step 30: 14384 + 496 = 14880
Step 31: 14880 + 496 = 15376
Step 32: 15376 + 496 = 15872
Step 33: 15872 + 496 = 16368
Step 34: 16368 + 496 = 16864
Step 35: 16864 + 496 = 17360
Step 36: 17360 + 496 = 17856
Step 37: 17856 + 496 = 18352
Step 38: 18352 + 496 = 18848
Step 39: 18848 + 496 = 19344
Step 40: 19344 + 496 = 19840
Step 41: 19840 + 496 = 20336
Step 42: 20336 + 496 = 20832
Step 43: 20832 + 496 = 21328
Step 44: 21328 + 496 = 21824
Step 45: 21824 + 496 = 22320
Step 46: 22320 + 496 = 22816
Step 47: 22816 + 496 = 23312
Step 48: 23312 + 496 = 23808
Step 49: 23808 + 496 = 24304
Step 50: 24304 + 496 = 24800
Step 51: 24800 + 496 = 25296
Step 52: 25296 + 496 = 25792
Step 53: 25792 + 496 = 26288
Step 54: 26288 + 496 = 26784
Step 55: 26784 + 496 = 27280
Step 56: 27280 + 496 = 27776
Step 57: 27776 + 496 = 28272
Step 58: 28272 + 496 = 28768
Step 59: 28768 + 496 = 29264
Step 60: 29264 + 496 = 29760
Step 61: 29760 + 496 = 30256
Step 62: 30256 + 496 = 30752
Step 63: 30752 + 496 = 31248
Step 64: 31248 + 496 = 31744
Step 65: 31744 + 496 = 32240
Step 66: 32240 + 496 = 32736
Step 67: 32736 + 496 = 33232
Step 68: 33232 + 496 = 33728
Step 69: 33728 + 496 = 34224
Step 70: 34224 + 496 = 34720
Step 71: 34720 + 496 = 35216
Step 72: 35216 + 496 = 35712
Step 73: 35712 + 496 = 36208
Step 74: 36208 + 496 = 36704
Step 75: 36704 + 496 = 37200
Step 76: 37200 + 496 = 37696
Step 77: 37696 + 496 = 38192
Step 78: 38192 + 496 = 38688
Step 79: 38688 + 496 = 39184
Step 80: 39184 + 496 = 39680
Step 81: 39680 + 496 = 40176
Step 82: 40176 + 496 = 40672
Step 83: 40672 + 496 = 41168
Step 84: 41168 + 496 = 41664
Step 85: 41664 + 496 = 42160
Step 86: 42160 + 496 = 42656
Step 87: 42656 + 496 = 43152
Step 88: 43152 + 496 = 43648
Step 89: 43648 + 496 = 44144
Step 90: 44144 + 496 = 44640
Step 91: 44640 + 496 = 45136
Step 92: 45136 + 496 = 45632
Step 93: 45632 + 496 = 46128
Step 94: 46128 + 496 = 46624
Step 95: 46624 + 496 = 47120
Step 96: 47120 + 496 = 47616
Step 97: 47616 + 496 = 48112
Step 98: 48112 + 496 = 48608
Step 99: 48608 + 496 = 49104
Step 100: 49104 + 496 = 49600
Step 101: 49600 + 496 = 50096
Step 102: 50096 + 496 = 50592
Step 103: 50592 + 496 = 51088
Step 104: 51088 + 496 = 51584
Step 105: 51584 + 496 = 52080
Step 106: 52080 + 496 = 52576
Step 107: 52576 + 496 = 53072
Step 108: 53072 + 496 = 53568
Step 109: 53568 + 496 = 54064
Step 110: 54064 + 496 = 54560
Step 111: 54560 + 496 = 55056
Step 112: 55056 + 496 = 55552
Step 113: 55552 + 496 = 56048
Step 114: 56048 + 496 = 56544
Step 115: 56544 + 496 = 57040
Step 116: 57040 + 496 = 57536
Step 117: 57536 + 496 = 58032
Step 118: 58032 + 496 = 58528
Step 119: 58528 + 496 = 59024
Step 120: 59024 + 496 = 59520
Step 121: 59520 + 496 = 60016
Step 122: 60016 + 496 = 60512
Step 123: 60512 + 496 = 61008
Step 124: 61008 + 496 = 61504
Step 125: 61504 + 496 = 62000
Step 126: 62000 + 496 = 62496
Step 127: 62496 + 496 = 62992
Step 128: 62992 + 496 = 63488
Step 129: 63488 + 496 = 63984
Step 130: 63984 + 496 = 64480
Step 131: 64480 + 496 = 64976
Step 132: 64976 + 496 = 65472
Step 133: 65472 + 496 = 65968
Step 134: 65968 + 496 = 66464
Step 135: 66464 + 496 = 66960
Step 136: 66960 + 496 = 67456
Step 137: 67456 + 496 = 67952
Step 138: 67952 + 496 = 68448
Step 139: 68448 + 496 = 68944
Step 140: 68944 + 496 = 69440
Step 141: 69440 + 496 = 69936
Step 142: 69936 + 496 = 70432
Step 143: 70432 + 496 = 70928
Step 144: 70928 + 496 = 71424
Step 145: 71424 + 496 = 71920
Step 146: 71920 + 496 = 72416
Step 147: 72416 + 496 = 72912
Step 148: 72912 + 496 = 73408
Step 149: 73408 + 496 = 73904
Step 150: 73904 + 496 = 74400
Step 151: 74400 + 496 = 74896
Step 152: 74896 + 496 = 75392
Step 153: 75392 + 496 = 75888
Step 154: 75888 + 496 = 76384
Step 155: 76384 + 496 = 76880
Step 156: 76880 + 496 = 77376
Step 157: 77376 + 496 = 77872
Step 158: 77872 + 496 = 78368
Step 159: 78368 + 496 = 78864
Step 160: 78864 + 496 = 79360
Step 161: 79360 + 496 = 79856
Step 162: 79856 + 496 = 80352
Step 163: 80352 + 496 = 80848
Step 164: 80848 + 496 = 81344
Step 165: 81344 + 496 = 81840
Step 166: 81840 + 496 = 82336
Step 167: 82336 + 496 = 82832
Step 168: 82832 + 496 = 83328
Step 169: 83328 + 496 = 83824
Step 170: 83824 + 496 = 84320
Step 171: 84320 + 496 = 84816
Step 172: 84816 + 496 = 85312
Step 173: 85312 + 496 = 85808
Step 174: 85808 + 496 = 86304
Step 175: 86304 + 496 = 86800
Step 176: 86800 + 496 = 87296
Step 177: 87296 + 496 = 87792
Step 178: 87792 + 496 = 88288
Step 179: 88288 + 496 = 88784
Step 180: 88784 + 496 = 89280
Step 181: 89280 + 496 = 89776
Step 182: 89776 + 496 = 90272
Step 183: 90272 + 496 = 90768
Step 184: 90768 + 496 = 91264
Step 185: 91264 + 496 = 91760
Step 186: 91760 + 496 = 92256
Step 187: 92256 + 496 = 92752
Step 188: 92752 + 496 = 93248
Step 189: 93248 + 496 = 93744
Step 190: 93744 + 496 = 94240
Step 191: 94240 + 496 = 94736
Step 192: 94736 + 496 = 95232
Step 193: 95232 + 496 = 95728
Step 194: 95728 + 496 = 96224
Step 195: 96224 + 496 = 96720
Step 196: 96720 + 496 = 97216
Step 197: 97216 + 496 = 97712
Step 198: 97712 + 496 = 98208
Step 199: 98208 + 496 = 98704
Step 200: 98704 + 496 = 99200
Step 201: 99200 + 496 = 99696
Step 202: 99696 + 496 = 100192
Step 203: 100192 + 496 = 100688
Step 204: 100688 + 496 = 101184
Step 205: 101184 + 496 = 101680
Step 206: 101680 + 496 = 102176
Step 207: 102176 + 496 = 102672
Step 208: 102672 + 496 = 103168
Step 209: 103168 + 496 = 103664
Step 210: 103664 + 496 = 104160
Step 211: 104160 + 496 = 104656
Step 212: 104656 + 496 = 105152
Step 213: 105152 + 496 = 105648
Step 214: 105648 + 496 = 106144
Step 215: 106144 + 496 = 106640
Step 216: 106640 + 496 = 107136
Step 217: 107136 + 496 = 107632
Step 218: 107632 + 496 = 108128
Step 219: 108128 + 496 = 108624
Step 220: 108624 + 496 = 109120
Step 221: 109120 + 496 = 109616
Step 222: 109616 + 496 = 110112
Step 223: 110112 + 496 = 110608
Step 224: 110608 + 496 = 111104
Step 225: 111104 + 496 = 111600
Step 226: 111600 + 496 = 112096
Step 227: 112096 + 496 = 112592
Step 228: 112592 + 496 = 113088
Step 229: 113088 + 496 = 113584
Step 230: 113584 + 496 = 114080
Step 231: 114080 + 496 = 114576
Step 232: 114576 + 496 = 115072
Step 233: 115072 + 496 = 115568
Step 234: 115568 + 496 = 116064
Step 235: 116064 + 496 = 116560
Step 236: 116560 + 496 = 117056
Step 237: 117056 + 496 = 117552
Step 238: 117552 + 496 = 118048
Step 239: 118048 + 496 = 118544
Step 240: 118544 + 496 = 119040
Step 241: 119040 + 496 = 119536
Step 242: 119536 + 496 = 120032
Step 243: 120032 + 496 = 120528
Step 244: 120528 + 496 = 121024
Step 245: 121024 + 496 = 121520
Step 246: 121520 + 496 = 122016
Step 247: 122016 + 496 = 122512
Step 248: 122512 + 496 = 123008
Step 249: 123008 + 496 = 123504
Step 250: 123504 + 496 = 124000
Step 251: 124000 + 496 = 124496
Step 252: 124496 + 496 = 124992
Step 253: 124992 + 496 = 125488
Step 254: 125488 + 496 = 125984
Step 255: 125984 + 496 = 126480
Step 256: 126480 + 496 = 126976
Step 257: 126976 + 496 = 127472
Step 258: 127472 + 496 = 127968
Step 259: 127968 + 496 = 128464
Step 260: 128464 + 496 = 128960
Step 261: 128960 + 496 = 129456
Step 262: 129456 + 496 = 129952
Step 263: 129952 + 496 = 130448
Step 264: 130448 + 496 = 130944
Step 265: 130944 + 496 = 131440
Step 266: 131440 + 496 = 131936
Step 267: 131936 + 496 = 132432
Step 268: 132432 + 496 = 132928
Step 269: 132928 + 496 = 133424
Step 270: 133424 + 496 = 133920
Step 271: 133920 + 496 = 134416
Step 272: 134416 + 496 = 134912
Step 273: 134912 + 496 = 135408
Step 274: 135408 + 496 = 135904
Step 275: 135904 + 496 = 136400
Step 276: 136400 + 496 = 136896
Step 277: 136896 + 496 = 137392
Step 278: 137392 + 496 = 137888
Step 279: 137888 + 496 = 138384
Step 280: 138384 + 496 = 138880
Step 281: 138880 + 496 = 139376
Step 282: 139376 + 496 = 139872
Step 283: 139872 + 496 = 140368
Step 284: 140368 + 496 = 140864
Step 285: 140864 + 496 = 141360
Step 286: 141360 + 496 = 141856
Step 287: 141856 + 496 = 142352
Step 288: 142352 + 496 = 142848
Step 289: 142848 + 496 = 143344
Step 290: 143344 + 496 = 143840
Step 291: 143840 + 496 = 144336
Step 292: 144336 + 496 = 144832
Step 293: 144832 + 496 = 145328
Step 294: 145328 + 496 = 145824

So, 496*294 = 145824